Bar chart: north 120, south 90, east 150, west 60; which is the least

Step by step

The question

Question: draw a bar chart of north 120, south 90, east 150 and west 60.

Which is the least?

1 Draw the axes

The names go along the bottom.

The numbers go up the side.

The biggest number is 150.

So the side counts in 20s, starting at 0.

Each line on the side is 20 more.

2 Draw the bars

North: 120.

Its bar goes up to 120 on the side.

South: 90.

90 is between 80 and 100.

East: 150.

150 is between 140 and 160.

All the bars have the same width, with gaps between them.

3 Read the chart

Careful!

The side counts in 20s.

So read the number on the side, not how many squares.

The shortest bar is west.

Across to the side: it reaches 60.

So the least is west, with 60.

4 Check

Let's check with the numbers: 60 is smaller than all the others.

So it is right!

Let's look back.

First: draw the axes.

Then: draw the bars.

Then: read the chart.

Last: check.